I can't believe it is Friday already, but I am prepared! It does feel so good to have a menu, grocery list and to come home after the grocery store with exactly what I need for the week. This week I have decided to do easy and yummy family favorites. No muss no fuss here.
Tomorrow we are going apple picking! We are so excited. We started this last year with the kids. Hayride and then picking. It is lots of fun. Last year I canned apple butter and it is delicious. We just opened our last jar and it tastes even better! I also made applesauce and froze some too. I really do enjoy making it. It is not that hard and the kids really enjoy it. The plan is I am going to do the same things this yr. I am going to pick a bushel this yr maybe 2. They really do last a while in the garage when it is chilly.
So on to my menu plan:
Chicken taco salad with oven crisped corn tortillas
Chili with rice
Apple pork chops
Baked chicken with a salad
C.O.R.N. clean out refrigerator night
Chicken and dumplings
Pork fried rice
Saurkraut and sausage in the crockpot
*Sometimes I don't put my side dishes down. I will choose that day what I want. I always have some frozen and fresh veggies and rice and potatoes. I just do what I feel like.
Here is the recipe that I had great success with for apple butter. It also has a link for the applesauce. I did peel my apples for the applesauce and I did NOT use a special gadget like a sieve to make mine smooth. It just gradually cooked down and we do like our applesauce just a little chunky. If I would use something to make smooth I would use an immersion blender. So easy. Give it a try. I think you will love both recipes!
http://www.pickyourown.org/applebutter.htm
Years ago after watching and eating the applesauce your Grandma Francis made, I went right home and made it myself. I left mine chunky just like she did. She also made homemade squash that was a yummy surprise from the way I grew up eating it straight from the can or box! TY
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